{"id":519069,"date":"2026-04-08T07:05:12","date_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:05:12","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/519069\/"},"modified":"2026-04-08T07:05:12","modified_gmt":"2026-04-08T07:05:12","slug":"the-8-heaviest-rugby-players-ever-ranked-page-2-of-2","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/519069\/","title":{"rendered":"The 8 Heaviest Rugby Players Ever \u2014 Ranked &#8211; Page 2 of 2"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>4. Will Skelton (Australia) \u2013 145\u2013150 kg (\u224823 st), 6 ft 8 in<\/p>\n<p>Skelton, one of the tallest locks in professional rugby, weighs up to 150 kg. Known for his strength in scrums and lineouts, he combines size with surprising agility, earning a spot among the\u00a0top heavy rugby players\u00a0today.<\/p>\n<p>3. Uini Atonio (France) \u2013 146\u2013147 kg (23 st), 6 ft 5 in<\/p>\n<p>French prop Uini Atonio has anchored the French scrum for years. At nearly 147 kg, he is a true\u00a0heaviest rugby player, delivering immense force in set-pieces while maintaining mobility across the field. Recently had to retire after a serious heart attack.<\/p>\n<p>2. Ben Tameifuna (Tonga) \u2013 151 kg (23 st 11 lb), 6 ft<\/p>\n<p>Tameifuna is the heaviest player in the 2023 Rugby World Cup. At 151 kg, he\u2019s a formidable presence in the scrum and surprisingly mobile in open play, making him one of the\u00a0biggest rugby players in the world today.<\/p>\n<p>1. Malik Hamadache (France) \u2013 156 kg (24 st 6 lb), 6 ft 4 in<\/p>\n<p>Currently listed as the heaviest professional rugby player, Hamadache tips the scales at 156 kg. His combination of size, experience, and power makes him the ultimate example of a\u00a0super-heavyweight rugby player\u00a0in modern professional rugby.<\/p>\n<p>Like this:<\/p>\n<p>Like Loading&#8230;<\/p>\n<p><a class=\"sd-link-color\"\/>\t\t\t<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"4. Will Skelton (Australia) \u2013 145\u2013150 kg (\u224823 st), 6 ft 8 in Skelton, one of the tallest&hellip;\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":519070,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[35],"tags":[5903,101,56,54,55],"class_list":{"0":"post-519069","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-rugby","8":"tag-rugby","9":"tag-sports","10":"tag-uk","11":"tag-united-kingdom","12":"tag-unitedkingdom"},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519069","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=519069"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/519069\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/519070"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=519069"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=519069"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/uk\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=519069"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}